Mitzi has been Executive Director of the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond for 21 years.  Under her leadership, class enrollment and programming are reaching over 15,000 people a year. She established an art scholarship fund for children and organized a patron support group.  After raising $1,200,000, the Fine Arts Institute moved into its own beautiful and creative building in the spring of 2004.  Partnerships with many other Edmond community groups have been created with her guidance. She oversees a staff and faculty of 24.

Mitzi is active in:
Leadership Oklahoma – Class XlX
Edmond Rotary Club - President
KCSC Classical Radio -  Board
Oklahoma Arts Council - Visual Arts Panelist
Edmond Youth Leadership
Women in Leadership
Edmond Chamber of Commerce /  Edmond Women’s Club

Honors include: 
2002 Citizens of the Year (presented by the Edmond Chamber of Commerce)
2003 Paul Harris Fellow – Rotary International /  2001 Honorary Ambassador (presented by the Edmond Chamber of Commerce)
2000 Organizational Promotion for the Arts(presented by the Edmond Arts & Humanities Council)
1999 Woman of the Year for the Arts (presented by Edmond Women’s Club)
1998 Friend of the Arts (presented by Sigma Alpha Iota)